Belzberg Architects, glass fabricator Pulp Studio, and California Glass Bending specified PPG's Starphire glass to transform a nondescript, three-story office building into a showcase for Gores Group, a multibillion-dollar global private equity firm. Located on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, the building's signature two-layer facade combines carved limestone, SentryGlas Expresssions custom-printed interlayers, and slumped, laminated glass panels… Continue reading Facade Focus: Gores Group Building, Los Angeles by Belzberg Architects
Category: LED
Hype & Structo Lamps by Curio Design
These spindly, sophisticated lamps from the Oakland, California-based tech company Curio Design have a humble origin — the lighted carriage that goes across the glass on a copy machine. Widely used in the scanner/copier industry to provide uniform light distribution, these "lights guides" have been reinvented by Curio Design to improve the quality of… Continue reading Hype & Structo Lamps by Curio Design
LED KicK from Architectural Area Lighting
According to Architectural Area Lighting (a Hubbell Lighting brand), the company's latest site and area lighting option represents an entirely new class of LED luminaire. The LED KicK is claimed to be the industry’s first product to angle upwards while providing full light cutoff. The sleek pole and luminaire are integrated into one angular design… Continue reading LED KicK from Architectural Area Lighting
The Ipnos LED Floor Lamp from FLOS
The Ipnos LED floor lamp is a tricky little fixture. It creates a soft glow via 196 LEDs that are magically concealed within a simple metal frame. Designed by the Milan-based Rossi & Bianchi Lighting Design for FLOS, Ipnos is composed of an ultra-light skeleton of thin extruded and anodized aluminum profiles. LED light sources… Continue reading The Ipnos LED Floor Lamp from FLOS
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